Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Australia instead of Croatia, you would:
Health
live 5.9 years longer
In Croatia, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Australia, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
be 18.9% more likely to be obese
In Croatia, 24.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Australia, that number is 29.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 49.0% more money
Croatia has a GDP per capita of $34,300 as of 2022, while in Australia, the GDP per capita is $51,100 as of 2022.
be 46.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Croatia, 7.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Australia, that number is 3.7% as of 2022.
Life
be 40.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Croatia, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Australia, 3.0 women do as of 2020.
be 65.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Croatia, approximately 8.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Australia, on the other hand, 3.0 children do as of 2022.
have 43.5% more children
In Croatia, there are approximately 8.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Australia, there are 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 18.5% more likely to have internet access
In Croatia, approximately 81.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Australia, about 96.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 10.9% more on education
Croatia spends 5.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Australia spends 6.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 37.2% more on healthcare
Croatia spends 7.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Australia, that number is 10.7% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 4.4 times more coastline
Croatia has a total of 5,835 km of coastline. In Australia, that number is 25,760 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Australia: At a glance
How big is Australia compared to Croatia? See an in-depth size comparison.